Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-27
THE AMERICAN eueeX.
The Favorite Light Passenger vehicle cdr
All Purposes and All People.

All Purposes and All People.
In style and construction, in exterior
appearance and comfort we know OF no
carriage that offers so many varieties
as the buggy, inasmuch as each is the
result of the development in some par
ticular direction of the original Buggy,
whatever that was like, by the Amer
lean manufacturer, who has made its
improvement a study, it may be re-
garded as par excellence the democratic
vehicle of the age.
Unlike the phaeton, the dog cart, the
gig, etc, it is adapted for all times, al
seasons, all weathers, all climates, all
peoples, and all considerations Of use,
according to the different styles in
which it is constructed. The Ayer
speeds over the well-kept road or track
at $50 gait with buggy behind him,
its one seat just affording the solitary
passenger a comfortable resting place;
if of more sociable inclination, he
can accommodate a friend with
out materially adding to the
size, weight, cost or draft of his vehicle.
With a top the buggy is the most COM
Portable carriage in the world for
pleasure driving, it shelters the occu-
pant without enclosing him, and in case
of a sudden storm affords him almost
complete protection without interfering
with the driving arrangements. 1t is
thus equally adapted for cold or hot
countries, while, where the weather is
variable, it is always a safe vehicle to
travel in.
In the city it rolls easily over poor
pavements, its ightness and perfect
spring construction preventing the ag
onizing jolts that heavy carriage in
variably entails, and it is certainly the
safest and easiest vehicle to handle In Q
crowded street. In the country the
buggy of stronger build comes into use,
and here we find the farmer using it in
preference to any other car
riage on cross country roads
and open fields that would
strike terror into the driver of dog
cart or even a gig. Hung low on its
wheels, it passes in safety places that
would inevitably mean spill with any
other carriage, its lightness enabling
the driver TO handle it with readiness,
If only his horse proves reliable. Here,
again, the protection it affords its oc-
cupant IN all weathers, as well as its
easy riding, are fully appreciated, and
there is no carriage in which more and
longer riding can be done in comfort.
Even in style, the buggy offers an
endless variety of designs suited to all
tastes, while the manner In which it is
geared is equally varied Piano box,
Corning and Whitechapel bodies are
on Brewster, Thinker,
Storms, side, end and even spiral
springs, while as a modification of the
buggy. so, far as the sinplifcation of
the blackboard, so popular III the noun
famous regions of New England. Neat
ly finished and decorated, the buggy is |
a handsome carriage. and well kept |
CS good make will attract
among the finest equipages.
Finally. the buggy is cheap vehicle.
Its cost has been reduced to minimum,
the extensive and constant5y increasing
demand fDU' Ii at home and abroad hav- |
ing led many important concerns to go
into the business of it's manufacture, |
y OdI bCdlc dIlSl
with the most improved modern ma
chinery and appliances, in the use of
which the division of labor is carried to |
its furthRst hnait of praeticability, so |
that repairs are seldom requisite, and |
when necessary they are cheaply made, !
while even in the horse power required |
10 propeI 1T, II effects a saving over |
other carriages, to which one or even |
two powerful animals must be attached. |
For foreign use it is particularly |
we'll adapted for in addition to all the |
merits above enumerated, its lightness,
the compact space into which it can be |
packed and the readiness with which ii |
may be Grated for safe transportation |
to any distance, are all strong points |
in its f;avor- Its popularity is proved
Oy its general employment by all
classes, and even in foreign countries,
rs its large sales testify, the American
buggy is rapidly becoming, wherever
progress in the construction of car
riages in every direction in which they
may be improved is considered, the
favorite light passenger vehicle for all
purposes and all people. -AuStraLasia,s.
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